The Denver Nuggets will host the Orlando Magic in an inter-conference conflict Saturday night time from the Pepsi Heart. The Magic notched a stable 112-99 residence win over the Knicks on Wednesday night time and tackle the Suns Friday night time, and the Nuggets recorded a 102-94 residence win over the Thunder of theirearliermotion. Denver defeated Orlando in eachconferencesfinal season.

Magic Offensive Depth Key to RobustBegin

The Orlando Magic will play the second sport of a 4sportstreetjourneyon this contest. They've fared effectively on the street this season, posting a Three-2 document heading into Friday’s sport in Phoenix. Magic’ main scorer Evan Fournier has been very constant this season, recording at the least 20 factors in seven out of his final eight video games heading into Friday’s motion, and is presently averaging 20.Threefactors per sporttogether withFour.7 rebounds. Fournier scored 24 factorsin a singlesportperformedtowards the Nuggets final season. Aaron Gordon can behaving fun with a breakout season, averaging 19.1 factors and a team-leading Eight.9 rebonds per sport. The 22-year outdatedenergyahead owns a terrific 55% effectivity from three-point territory after capturingsolely 28% final season. Gordon collected 21 factors on an Eight for 11 mark from the sector in Orlando’s 112-99 residence win over the Knicks on Wednesday night time.

The Magic have confirmedstable depth early this season, that includes4gamers averaging at the least 14 factors per sport. They've been lethal from past the arc, capturing a scorching 40.6%, good for second within the NBA. Orlando has been productive offensively, averaging 109.Threefactors per sport, rating them eighth within the NBA. They'repermittinga mean of 105.6 factors, inserting them 15th total.

Nuggets ProceedRobust Play in Win Over Thunder

The Denver Nuggets performedrobustprotectionof their 102-94 residence win over the struggling Thunder on Thursday night time. The Nuggets shot 46.Three% from the sector and restricted the Thunder to a 42% clip. Emmanuel Mudiay stepped up together with hisfinestsport of the season within the win, sinking 21 factors on Eight for 10 capturing from the sector, and added seven rebounds. The 21-year outdatedlevel guard has butto achieve his full potential because ofaccidents in his first two seasons, and sits fifth in group scoring with 12.Threefactors per sport. Nuggets’ main scorer Nikola Jokic recorded one other double-double within the win, scoring 15 factorstogether with 11 boards. The 22-year outdatedheart has scored 41 factors in a 112-104 win over the Nets earlier this week, and has notched three double-doubles in his final4video games. He's averaging 17.7 factors and 11.6 rebounds per sport. Jokic averaged a stable 22 factors in two video gamestowards the Magic final season.

The Nuggets are on a roll, profitable4 out of their final5video games and are a stable 5-2 on their residencecourtroom. They'represently averaging 106.2 factors per sport, rating them 14th within the NBA. Denver has provenenchancment defensively, permittinga mean of 105.1 factors, inserting them 13th total.

I'm siding with Orlando on this matchup. The Magic functionrobust depth and are up towards a Nuggets groupthat mayquitfactors. The Magic are capturingpractically 41% from three-point territory and Denver will quit three’s, as opponents are capturing over 38% from past the arc towards them. Moreover, Orlando is enjoyingefficientprotection, holding opponents to an NBA-best 31.Four% clip from three-point vary, and they'resolelypermittinga mean of 101 factors over their final5video games.